Since first concocting the germ of an idea for what would become the Harry Potter series in 1990, Rowling has sold more than half a billion copies of her work globally, making her one of the most ...

Learn surprising facts about the books, movies and all of the Wizarding World. 2. Dumbledore has a deeper meaning. It's actually an Old English word for "bumblebee." Rowling has said that she chose ...

SPOKANE, Wash.--Harry Potter turns 20 today! KREM 2 put together a few fun facts to celebrate the first novel’s anniversary. 1) “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” was first published in the ...

If you’ve spent years engaging with the Wizarding World, you may feel like you’ve got all the facts straight. Between seven books, eight movies, a Broadway play, a theme park, a few spinoffs, and even ...

From animal actors to costumes, check out the first installment of THR's behind-the-scenes look at the Warner Bros. franchise. By Stuart Kemp LONDON – The global movie-going public is about to wake up ...

Harry Potter is undoubtedly one of the most popular movie franchises of all time. Writer JK Rowling created a saga with immense substance, heart, and power that will connect with people for ...

It’s hard to believe, but 20 years ago this September, the world of wizardry, magic and Muggles was unveiled to American audiences with the 1998 publication of J.K. Rowling’s young-adult fantasy, ...

In Harry Potter’s magical world, nothing is as it seems—and that goes for the books themselves. Woven into the tales are all kinds of mysterious meanings, surreptitious signs and cloaked clues that, ...

When Ms. Nava asked, Rowling answered, “Ummm…. my favourite colour is pink. I always play as Yoshi on MarioKart. I’ve just started re-reading Catch-22, which I first read aged 22. I got a tattoo last ...